Notice of a Meeting of the Finance Committee of the HCCS Board of Trustees for August 20. 2002
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NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
August 20, 2002
Notice is hereby given that a Meeting of the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees
of the Houston Community College System will be held on Thursday, the twentieth
(20th) day of August, 2002, at 4:00 p.m. or after, immediately following the Facilities
Committee Meeting, and from day to day as required, at the System Administration
Building, 3100 Main, Chancellors Conference Room, 12th Floor, Houston, Texas. The
items listed in this Notice may be considered in any order at the discretion of the Chair
or Board and items listed for closed session discussion may be discussed in open session
and vice versa as permitted by law.
I. Call to Order
II. Topics for Discussion and/or Action:
A. Board Matters
1. Consider Board Policy on Audit Services
2. Consider Amending Parking Policy
B. Purchase/Lease of Materials and Services
3. Consider Payment to Bracewell & Patterson for Professional Services for the
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Period June 16 through July 15, 2002
Consider Library Subscription Services Project 02-42
Consider Ratification of Agreement for Use of Houston Academy of MedicineTexas Medical Center Library
Consider Payment Fee for Parking Agreement with TMC, TMC Security
Assessment and TMC Maintenance Assessment
Consider Emergency Medical Services Parking Cards for Texas Medical Center
Consider Purchase of EMT On-Line Continuing Education Courses
Consider Purchase of Emergency Medical Services Textbooks
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10. Consider Purchase of Health Education Systems, Inc. Testing Services for
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the Associate Degree Nursing Program
Consider Amendment to Contract with Thermal Energy Cooperative for
Chilled Water and Steam Service
Consider Contract for Maintenance Services: Fire and Life Safety, Project
No. 02-08
Consider Renewal of Property and Casualty Insurance
Consider Pest Control Services Project No. 02-56
Consider Courtyard Landscape Services/Granite Pavers Project No. 02-50
Consider Dual Purpose Copy/Printer Paper Project No. 02-52
Consider Resolution Authorizing Participation in the Western States
Contracting Alliance
Consider Resolution Authorizing Participation in the U. S. Communities
Purchasing Cooperative
Consider Resolution Authorizing Participation in TASB BuyBoard Purchasing
Cooperative
Consider Termination of Texas Cool and Consider Award of Contract to
Associated Mechanical for Water Chillers
Consider Agreement with Westwood Aviation to Serve HCCS Aviation
Students
C. Fiscal Matters
22. Consider Investment Report for July 2002
23. Consider Effective and Rollback Tax Rates Calculation and Public Hearing for
Proposed Tax Rate
24. Consider Resolution Amending Authorized Representatives to the Lone Star
Investment Pool
25. Consider Resolution Amending Authorized Representatives to the Local
Government Investment Pool TexPool
26. Consider Student Waiver List for Exemption of Tuition and/or Fees for 20022003
D. Other
27. Consider Payment to Andrews & Kurth for Legal Services
28. Consider Gifts and Donations
29. Consider Urban Redevelopment Interlocal Agreement with Other Local
Taxing Entities
III. Adjournment to closed or executive session pursuant to Texas
Government Code Sections 551.071, 551.072 and 551.074, the Open
Meetings Act, for the following purposes:
A. Consultation with System attorney concerning matters in which the
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attorney's duty to the System under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings laws
B. Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property for
Agenda items if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental
effect on negotiations
C. Deliberate the duties of and evaluate or hear complaints against individual
board members, the chancellor or members of the executive staff
RECONVENE IN OPEN MEETING
IV. Consider Directives or Action for Recommendations to the Board
Regarding Agenda Items
V. Additional Executive Session Authority
If, during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board
should determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of the Board
should be held or is required in relation to any items included in this Notice,
then such closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by Section
551.001 et seq. of the Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will
be held by the Board at that date, hour and place given in this Notice or as
soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by the Notice as the
Board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or
session concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes
permitted by Sections 551.071 through 551.086, inclusive, of the Open
Meetings Act, including, but not limited to:
Section 551.084 For the purpose of excluding witness or witnesses from a
hearing during examination of another witness.
Section 551.071 For the purpose of a private consultation with the Boards
attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law.
Section 551.072 For the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange,
lease or value of real property.
Section 551.073 For the purpose of considering a negotiated contract for a
prospective gift or donation.
Section 551.074 For the purpose of considering the appointment,
employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a
public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public
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officer or employee.
Section 551.082 For the purpose of considering discipline of a student or to
hear a complaint by an employee against another employee if the complaint
or charge directly results in a need for a hearing.
Section 551.076 To consider the deployment, or specific occasions for
implementation, or security personnel or devices.
Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the
opinion of the Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed or
executive meeting or session, then such final action, final decision, or final
vote shall be at either:
A. The open meeting covered by this Notice upon the reconvening of the public
meeting, or
B. At a subsequent public meeting of the Board upon notice thereof, as the
Board shall determine.
VI. Adjournment
Certificate of Posting or Giving of Notice
On this the 16th day of August, 2002, at or before 4:00 p.m., this Notice was posted at a
place convenient and readily accessible at all times to the general public at the System
Administration Building of the Houston Community College System, 3100 Main, 1st Floor,
Houston, Texas.
Linda Gray, Administrative Assistant
Board Services
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